New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
RAILROAD PLUNDERED.
'Arres.. i Hundreds Of Rascally Conductors and
Rrakemen. 8s

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Dispatches from Pittchurg: The Officers
'of the Panhandle RAILROAD will soon have
in custody q most desperate gag of rail-
road robbers. How many men bA.ong to
the gang is not known, but they 1un up
into the hundreds. Their stealing
|. extended over a period OF two
or three years. simultaneously ar
rests were made all along the line OF the
Phanhandle road between here and Column
bus. Warrants have been in the hands OF
officers for some time, and the persons ar
rested comprise nearly the entire freight
| men of the line. They include conduct
ors, freightmen, engineers and firemen.
The first arrests were made about Q
o'clock in the morning, the police surprising
Ii men at their boarding houses. By day.
light 46 men, all railroad employees, CON
ductors, brakemen, fremen and engineers
were behind the bars. In speaking OF the
arrests a prominent officer OF the Ranhan.
die road said:
For three years the Panhandle road has
been systematically robbed. Cars on
sidings and cars on moving trains were
bro ken open and goods stolen, including
| every description OF merchandise. It is
| estimated that at least $500, 900 worth of
goods We're taken, for which the company
had to pay. In August last he got a clue
| and the company determined to push it to
followed up every scent, and finally we had
the information on which to proceed.
When everything was ready we decided to
make movement all along the line from
Columbus to Pittsburg About eighty
warrants were issued for men in Pittsburg
Nothing like it ever happened before.
At one o'clock ten more arrests
were reported. They were captured at the
pay car while receiving their wages. This
makes a tot al OF ffty-six, now in jail.
telegram from Dennison Ohio, states
that j. r. Dunlap, the leader OF the gang,
was arrested there. The following are the
names Of most OF the parties in Jail:
Conductors John Hastings, H. MacRob-
erts, j. P. Brennan, L. Black, H. R. Kuhn,
Thomas G. Shay, T. J. Hanley, William
Isett, James Watson, Charles shanks, G,
6. Lawson, Y. E. Meyers, Edward OLAF, 1.
F. ;Haggerty, Robert Mackey, M: C. Con.
nelly, George S. Chrier, S. Goodman,
J. a. Fisher, w. T. Lavelle Thorn.
as Vincent, A. L. Collins, William B.
Bowles, John A. Bowser Michael
Joyce, w. G. Martin, George Morris,
T. o. Gutshall, A. Griftiths, M. B. Doyle,
Roth, John Sweeney, T. w. Abers, J. w.
Richey, William Briggs, John Kirkwood,
J. F. Wright, ]. A. Taylor, H. w. McCune,
II. G. Thompson, j. T. Kinney, Michael
Reilly, Thomas Long, Samuel Fitch, James
L. Young.
Seven more arrests have been made, but
the names have not yet been recorded.
Nearly 200 warrants are still out.
Fires were in progress all day all along
the line OF the Panhandle road, made up OF
stuff out OF the caboose cars that the evi.
dence Of things notseen may be wanting
when the trial comes. Freight trains have
hauled up at water stations and a delay
made till the caboose was swept and garnish-
ed,and indoing so evidence has been procur-
ed against unsupported railroad men. AL
most every man arrested had from one to
ten pawn tickets on his person. 1t is al
legged that every pawn shop in the two
cities is represented on the tickets.